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revenge of the nerds washington style. the washington director on a roll with the ladies. is that a geek game changer? the most famous nerd ever lewis from "revenge of the nerds" is best. guess what else? plus-size model is turning heads here and everywhere. @' >>> people just you just like you're in high school. >> ogre! ogre! >> nerds! nerds! >> ogre, ogre! >> where are they? >> i think they're talking about us. >>> no way! >> neil: it's me. i was so intrigued by this story. are the nerds finally getting their revenge? white house budget director peter orszag has all of a sudden become geek guy. orszag knows his numbers. crunch this number. two. one greek shipping heiress had his baby, a beautiful tv reporter who is his fiancee. just doesn't add up for a guy like orszag you wouldn't think. jude law or gibson or tom brady or me, make sense for guys like that. now dwo dweebs are having their day. i've been saying it for years. lewis got the girl in "revenge of the nerds." he's joining us. thank you for coming. >> good to be here. >> neil: your movie was a great inspiration
revenge of the nerds washington style. the washington director on a roll with the ladies. is that a geek game changer? the most famous nerd ever lewis from "revenge of the nerds" is best. guess what else? plus-size model is turning heads here and everywhere. @' >>> people just you just like you're in high school. >> ogre! ogre! >> nerds! nerds! >> ogre, ogre! >> where are they? >> i think they're talking about us. >>> no way! >>...
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now more from washington. tell us about this latest review. >> reporter: this review is supposed to look at intelligence failures in both the case of the underwear bomber and the fort hood shooter. the national intelligence director named former c.i.a. director john mclachlan to look at recent challenges facing the intelligence community. that is on top of a white house review, plus congressional hearings upcoming. some think that these reviews can be valuable. here is former national security official gordon jandro. >> they do need to move quickly. it's good to see reforms are being tut in place now. the reviews need to be concluded because additional reforms will probably be necessary. but we have to figure out what we want wrong and how do we stop it from happening again. >> reporter: he says congressional hearings can be useful if they don't turn into grand standing. >> republicans use their weekly address to criticize the white house on its response to terrorism. what's the gop saying? >> reporter: congre
now more from washington. tell us about this latest review. >> reporter: this review is supposed to look at intelligence failures in both the case of the underwear bomber and the fort hood shooter. the national intelligence director named former c.i.a. director john mclachlan to look at recent challenges facing the intelligence community. that is on top of a white house review, plus congressional hearings upcoming. some think that these reviews can be valuable. here is former national...
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on the "washington journal tomorrow morning they will discuss airline security. three militant anti-government protest in iran. you can call in with your questions about the federal reserve. a professor will discuss how and why the fed is -- the fed was created. this show is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. several live revested i about tomorrow on c-span. one animal speaks and the role of the military -- admiral speaks on the will of the military. we will be live from the national archives for a discussion of president nixon's meeting with elvis presley. the point of them sing together is the most requested fuddle from the archives. -- the photo of them meeting together is the most requested photo from the archives. >> this show is part of book tv this weekend. it is on c-span2. >> not president obama will talk about security issues regarding the attempted bombing attack on a flight headed to detroit. >> good morning. i called various leaders to the white house because the face a challenge. on christmas, al qaeda will stop at nothing in their efforts to kill
on the "washington journal tomorrow morning they will discuss airline security. three militant anti-government protest in iran. you can call in with your questions about the federal reserve. a professor will discuss how and why the fed is -- the fed was created. this show is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. several live revested i about tomorrow on c-span. one animal speaks and the role of the military -- admiral speaks on the will of the military. we will be live from the national...
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this took place at the peterson institute for international economics in washington. it's about an hour and 20 minutes. birdsall, the president for the center of global development. and we are absolutely delighted to host secretary of state hillary rodham clinton here at the center. we are eager to hear what she will say about the administration's ongoing effort to strengthen u.s. global development policy and programs. it is really great to see this crowd. this is the day of development. i am particularly pleased to have with me here today might to co-founders of the center -- my two co-founders of the center, the light just had the honor of introducing to the secretary. as many of you know, the center is all about improving the policies and practices of the rich world toward the world of the poor. in the rich world, no country matters more and has more on realize potential to make a difference than our own usa. and doing this well is certainly in our own interest. with my colleagues, i set up this argument last year in a book that i had the pleasure of giving to the
this took place at the peterson institute for international economics in washington. it's about an hour and 20 minutes. birdsall, the president for the center of global development. and we are absolutely delighted to host secretary of state hillary rodham clinton here at the center. we are eager to hear what she will say about the administration's ongoing effort to strengthen u.s. global development policy and programs. it is really great to see this crowd. this is the day of development. i am...
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it's written by june kronhoss, a washington, d.c. base writer who previously worked for the "wall street journal" as a foreign correspondent, as the bureau's bureau chief in boston and deputy bureau chief in washington and as a journal reporter in washington where she covered education issues for a decade. the second paper will be by stacy childress, a lecturer in the general management unit at the harvard business school and co-founder of the public education leadership program at harvard. she study the aunt pra tra newer education in the united states and her paper is entitled "investing in improvement strategy and resource education in public school districts." the third up will be marty west. marty's an assistant professor at the harvard graduate school of education. he also serves as an executive editor of the journal "education next." as deputy director of the program on education policy and governance at harvard university. before joining the harvard faculty, marty taught at brown university, and was a research fellow at the b
it's written by june kronhoss, a washington, d.c. base writer who previously worked for the "wall street journal" as a foreign correspondent, as the bureau's bureau chief in boston and deputy bureau chief in washington and as a journal reporter in washington where she covered education issues for a decade. the second paper will be by stacy childress, a lecturer in the general management unit at the harvard business school and co-founder of the public education leadership program at...
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horizon bank of bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by washington savings and federal loan association in seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than $500 million in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> this weekend, las vegas is a high tech haven. firms are showing off their trendiest smart books, laptops and lots of other devices. hln's joe carter is there and takes a look at something that soon you may not be able to do without. >> reporter: we're in las vegas. it's not just gambling this week. it's all about the gadgets. the technological world has come here to unveil their hottest projects for 2010, the smartphones, the pcs. the gaming. let's go check it out. so what is this? >> it's a k-3 wind and solar charger. it charges any of your small electronic devices, cell phones, ipods. >> reporter: so i can plug my iphone into this device, stick it outside an
horizon bank of bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by washington savings and federal loan association in seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than $500 million in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> this weekend, las vegas is a high tech haven. firms are showing off their...
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that is one of the discussions going on today here in washington. if you look at the bill carefully, the foundation of comprehensive and longer-term service support in this bill. when you look at things like creating an office for the center of innovation. if you look at the proposals, if you did get the ideas around improving home businesses that the state level taken as a whole, long term services starts with what is in this bill. the stars of health care reform. if one really cares about things like improving quality, creating more care, creating a quality of life and not as tough agenda, and the really important decisions like and in the cost curve -- it is for those who use the system. it is for those most in need for those opportunities. we think that today's issue and the comments that will be made by i by our officers will really be here today. thank you very much. [applause] >> as bruce mentioned, several authors are also with us today who will not be presenting. it is only because we cannot have a news briefing that was three or four days
that is one of the discussions going on today here in washington. if you look at the bill carefully, the foundation of comprehensive and longer-term service support in this bill. when you look at things like creating an office for the center of innovation. if you look at the proposals, if you did get the ideas around improving home businesses that the state level taken as a whole, long term services starts with what is in this bill. the stars of health care reform. if one really cares about...
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>>>topp experts will testify in washington this week. authorities are jpmorgan chase will testify. the hearings will continue this wednesday and thursday. >>> the financial crisis may have caused housing problems over the past few years. housing prices in the baltimore area rose in 2009. home sales increased by 3% compared to the year before. however, there is a downside here. the average sales price fell 9% compared to prices in 2008. sales have picked up due to the $8,000 first-time home buyer credit. >>> if you are sitting at home tonight, i hope you have the fireplace roaring. it is another cold one. >> it will be cold. the winds are dying now. i want to show you that we are at 29 degrees. the dew point is at 8 degrees. we are dropping into the teens overnight. i'll have the rest of the weekend forecast when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, you piqued my curiosity. a warm up coming? >> it will not be that warm. we have been solidly below that since the year started. the first day on january 1st, we got to 41 degrees early in the day. we have been in the 20s or 30s since t
>>>topp experts will testify in washington this week. authorities are jpmorgan chase will testify. the hearings will continue this wednesday and thursday. >>> the financial crisis may have caused housing problems over the past few years. housing prices in the baltimore area rose in 2009. home sales increased by 3% compared to the year before. however, there is a downside here. the average sales price fell 9% compared to prices in 2008. sales have picked up due to the $8,000...
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washington. defense secretary donald rumsfeld called the report reprehensible. dick cheney said he was offended. . called it absurd. the washington post editorialized that, quote, lately the organization has tended to save its most vitriolic condemnation not for dictators but for the united states and. it was a clear attempt to try to discredit this organization. i have followed washington politics long enough to know that when top officials attack you instead of ignoring you it is because they are scared of you. the white house's attack on the group's credibility for me at that time was a clear affirmation of amnesty international integrity and power. we are talking about look bush administration but it is important to note that president obama signed the national defense authorization act that endorses another attempt by the u.s. government to conduct military commission trial. amnesty international and irene khan are once again pushing and changing the way we see human rights. in a new campaig
washington. defense secretary donald rumsfeld called the report reprehensible. dick cheney said he was offended. . called it absurd. the washington post editorialized that, quote, lately the organization has tended to save its most vitriolic condemnation not for dictators but for the united states and. it was a clear attempt to try to discredit this organization. i have followed washington politics long enough to know that when top officials attack you instead of ignoring you it is because they...
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or anything that represented washington. and i don't think you can get any farther away from washington than andy warhol. so this actually was tremendously effective for carter in raising money. it actually was credited, he credited it himself as being one of the financial turn arounds of his entire presidential >>mpaign, selling these prints.
or anything that represented washington. and i don't think you can get any farther away from washington than andy warhol. so this actually was tremendously effective for carter in raising money. it actually was credited, he credited it himself as being one of the financial turn arounds of his entire presidential >>mpaign, selling these prints.
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june is a washington, d.c.-based writer who previously worked for the "wall street journal" as the bureau chief in boston and deputy chief in washington and she covered education issues for a decade. the second paper will be bidet see childress, and lecture you are at the harvard business school and the cofounder of the public education leadership project at harvard university. she studied entrepreneurial activity in the united states. her paper is entitled investing in public school districts for allocation. the third up will be marty west. he's an assistant at the school for education. he also is on the journal "education next" as deputy director on the program of education policy and governance at harvard university. before joining the harvard fact illty, he taught the brown and was a research fellow at brookings institution. we will then have two substitutions. first up will be lily. he's an elementary teacher from utah who serves as vice president, the national education, association. she is one of the hig
june is a washington, d.c.-based writer who previously worked for the "wall street journal" as the bureau chief in boston and deputy chief in washington and she covered education issues for a decade. the second paper will be bidet see childress, and lecture you are at the harvard business school and the cofounder of the public education leadership project at harvard university. she studied entrepreneurial activity in the united states. her paper is entitled investing in public school...
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atlanta and tampa, 30s and 50s. 20s mostly for boston, new york, washington, d.c. 31. then as we zip toward the west. 72 in phoenix. 63 in san francisco. l.a. 74 and 51 in seattle. that is a wrap on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> one of our ireporters had his camera rolling when a firecracker went off course with dramatic results. what happened to the crowd at this new year's eve celebration. >>> police in arizona say a teenage girl killed her 17-year-old brother when she accidentally ran over him with the car. authorities say the two were playing a dangerous game at a mall in mesa. the boy kept jumping in front of his sister's moving car and then she'd slam on the brakes. police say the last time he did it she couldn't stop in time and ran over him. he later died at a hospital. >>> friends and family of a missing utah woman are turning to social media networks in an attempt to find her. starting tomorrow, people looking for susan powell will begin a three-day blitz on twitter and youtube. organizers are asking facebook users to turn their profile pictur
atlanta and tampa, 30s and 50s. 20s mostly for boston, new york, washington, d.c. 31. then as we zip toward the west. 72 in phoenix. 63 in san francisco. l.a. 74 and 51 in seattle. that is a wrap on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> one of our ireporters had his camera rolling when a firecracker went off course with dramatic results. what happened to the crowd at this new year's eve celebration. >>> police in arizona say a teenage girl killed her 17-year-old...
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contractors to washington for a tri for a crime allegedly coited in a war zone. and baghd, people in iraq have reay wanted to know w is this going to play out. how is the u.s. dicial system going to hale this case? are we going to get stice? so judge ricardo you arebina led today. what did he say. he w the he sense the ruli and what reasons did he give for it? >> he threw out the tire case. he dmissed the indictment againsall five member. and the reason was he basically said that prosecutors ossed the line. and theyishandled eviden. whatappened is after the shooting, the state departmentame in and said to the conactors, we want to know what happened. tell uwhat happened. and as pt of -- as part of their contct they have to tell the state departmt. but that is a --n legal tes a coerced statement. th're required to give it and so as part of e deal, yogive us a statement about what hapns, we'll use it for our intnal investigatn and we won't use those stements in any crimin prosecution. t what happened was those statements were us in the criminal case. they were used
contractors to washington for a tri for a crime allegedly coited in a war zone. and baghd, people in iraq have reay wanted to know w is this going to play out. how is the u.s. dicial system going to hale this case? are we going to get stice? so judge ricardo you arebina led today. what did he say. he w the he sense the ruli and what reasons did he give for it? >> he threw out the tire case. he dmissed the indictment againsall five member. and the reason was he basically said that...
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the weasels in washington. >> the weasels in washington makes the the case of what the weasels if washington. >> that's fantastic! >> that's fantastic! >> that's weird. >> that's weird, isn't it? >> that's weird. >> i'd like more, please. >> i'd like for please. >> more pudding. >> more, please. >> mud the mudding in the pudding pops. it'd like more please. >> please, sir. i'd like some more. >> that's a good one. that's a classic. my wife loves 'em. people ask me all the time, you know, you are so great. what is your wife like? i introduce my wife and they say is she really like that at home? he says, yes, he is. it's great. they say, excuse me, honey. it'd like more please. the laughs ensue. then she gets a golf club. >> speaking of pudding. your favorite food? >> honey, honey, no dessert. you have to eat your green vegetables and eat everything on your plate. >> this is why lord axon did not say power tends to purify. >> why are you handing me cookies? >> cookie dough. >> i did. >> i really did. this is like nature's prozac. it's close to it. it has sugar in it. sugar is made by god. i'm
the weasels in washington. >> the weasels in washington makes the the case of what the weasels if washington. >> that's fantastic! >> that's fantastic! >> that's weird. >> that's weird, isn't it? >> that's weird. >> i'd like more, please. >> i'd like for please. >> more pudding. >> more, please. >> mud the mudding in the pudding pops. it'd like more please. >> please, sir. i'd like some more. >> that's a good one....
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i was in washington at the time as a capitol hill correspondent, and i remember the fer it cost and washington. defense secretary donald rumsfeld called the report reprehensible. cheney said he was offended. [laughter] bush called it upsurged and "the washington post" editorialized that, quote, the organization has tended to save its most vitriolic condemnation is not for the world's dictators but for the united states. it was a clear attempt to try -- officials attack you instead ignore you it is because they are scared of you. the white house attack on the group's credibility for me at that time was a clear affirmation of amnesty international's integrity and power. now, we are talking about the bush administration but it's important to note that this past wednesday president barack obama signed the national defense authorization act that in forces yet another attempt to conduct a commission trials. amnesty international and irene are once again pushing and changing the way that we see human rights. in a new campaign called demand dignity amnesty international is seeking to make poverty to h
i was in washington at the time as a capitol hill correspondent, and i remember the fer it cost and washington. defense secretary donald rumsfeld called the report reprehensible. cheney said he was offended. [laughter] bush called it upsurged and "the washington post" editorialized that, quote, the organization has tended to save its most vitriolic condemnation is not for the world's dictators but for the united states. it was a clear attempt to try -- officials attack you instead...
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i'm joined from washington by the nation's first secretary of homeland security, former pennsylvania governor tom ridge. welcome back. >> nice to be back. >> sean: maybe this is progress. he acknowledges finally there's a war on terror. is that progress? >> i listened carefully and read it again. we are at war. we are at war against al-qaeda. i think that's a long way from saying this was an isolated extremist act, which is something that he said a week ago. it is morning that we mine americans no better person in the world to do it and no more important person in the world to do it, than the president this is not an isolated incident that al-qaeda is recruiting on a day-to-day basis individuals to recruit, train, proselytize and send out to the person world to the united states to do harm. it is huge progress. those are important words. >> sean: janet napolitano said the system works. every single time there's an incident, mr. secretary, every single time, we hear, i don't care if it is fort hood this airline attack, we keep hearing almost immediately, this is not terror-related. wh
i'm joined from washington by the nation's first secretary of homeland security, former pennsylvania governor tom ridge. welcome back. >> nice to be back. >> sean: maybe this is progress. he acknowledges finally there's a war on terror. is that progress? >> i listened carefully and read it again. we are at war. we are at war against al-qaeda. i think that's a long way from saying this was an isolated extremist act, which is something that he said a week ago. it is morning that...
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we need to get washington state back to work. we owe it to our families, to provide them with job opportunities so why have they plan to create as many as 40,000 new jobs this year. now here is how we make it happen. washington has always been a state that attracts capital both financial and intellectual. we need to keep that tradition going and one way to do that is to stimulate capital investment in biotechnology, software development, health care, clean technology, renewable energy and other industries that will try our future. the goal is to attract $2 billion in capital investments to fuel job growth in our state. we all know small businesses are the backbone of our economy and they are suffering the damage of this recession as much as everyone else. many owners want to hire employees but they need our help. and that is why i am proposing a new ployee tax credit for each small business that hires a new full-time position. [applause] i will direct agencies to enact a green building program that will retrofit state building so
we need to get washington state back to work. we owe it to our families, to provide them with job opportunities so why have they plan to create as many as 40,000 new jobs this year. now here is how we make it happen. washington has always been a state that attracts capital both financial and intellectual. we need to keep that tradition going and one way to do that is to stimulate capital investment in biotechnology, software development, health care, clean technology, renewable energy and other...
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. >>> top anchors will tep this week in washington d.c. about what caused the financial crisis. a special panel will hold the first in a series of public hearings. the heads of jpmorgan chase, bank of america and goldman sachs are among those who will testify. the hearings begin on wednesday and could cub into thursday. >>> the football crisis may have caused problems for home sales but they rose in the baltimore area in 2009. the baltimore sun says sales increased by 3%. the downsize is the average sale price fell 9% compared to 2008. many economists say sales picked up due to the $8,000 first-time home buyer credit. >>> baltimore is halfway through the traditional flu season that typically ends in april. as gee gentlemen barnett explains, doctors are hosting h1n1 flu clinics anticipating a boost in patients. >> reporter: the h1n1 flur clinic in southwest baltimore works on a first come. >> we had people here about an hour before we were supposed to start. >> reporter: first served basis. >> it's a different bug. >> reporter: doctors say it's unpredictable. that's why many hosp
. >>> top anchors will tep this week in washington d.c. about what caused the financial crisis. a special panel will hold the first in a series of public hearings. the heads of jpmorgan chase, bank of america and goldman sachs are among those who will testify. the hearings begin on wednesday and could cub into thursday. >>> the football crisis may have caused problems for home sales but they rose in the baltimore area in 2009. the baltimore sun says sales increased by 3%. the...
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and martha washington organized women to make those for the men. but they all use their own individual passions and talents headed for the same destination. and they got the. we need to do that now. so whatever your passion, your talent is, follow it. use it. go for it, with all the gusto you possibly have got. you don't want to be -- you want to be burned at the end. and all of our passions and then we'll all be pains in washington's and move, but let's all move in the same direction of creating a sustainable just an peace world. let's all move in the direction of creating a world for my grandson. thanks. [applause] >> and we will get there. there. we will get there. >> next question. >> i enjoy your work. it seems like you are driven to reconcile a lot of misdeeds from your previous life, and how are you balancing that after you read this book with your public life that you now braced? how are you taking that balance between your personal life and kind of reconciling those misdeeds with much larger message that you're trying to sense because i do
and martha washington organized women to make those for the men. but they all use their own individual passions and talents headed for the same destination. and they got the. we need to do that now. so whatever your passion, your talent is, follow it. use it. go for it, with all the gusto you possibly have got. you don't want to be -- you want to be burned at the end. and all of our passions and then we'll all be pains in washington's and move, but let's all move in the same direction of...
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that is a significant problems so washington worries about that. reason is they don't worry about it at all. they want to work collaborative lead to get the job done. there is a bit of politics there. the last thing a want to mention that is rather insidious is federal agencies do suffer from regulatory capture. they have become so close to the entities they are sworn to regulate and so much moving back and forth between those entities and the regulators, a revolving door system, lost in the process. some of that has occurred in the sec. >> would you want a couple minutes? >> i would like to let attorney-general -- >> i watched the arguments about federal pre-emption for many years and the proponents tell congress that subject thing our industry to 50 different state regulatory schemes will interfere with commerce and congress bases that preemption on their powers over interstate commerce. what has bothered me, we have a knee-jerk reaction to fight pre-emption, a lot of lobbyists and industries come to congress have a knee-jerk opposition to any st
that is a significant problems so washington worries about that. reason is they don't worry about it at all. they want to work collaborative lead to get the job done. there is a bit of politics there. the last thing a want to mention that is rather insidious is federal agencies do suffer from regulatory capture. they have become so close to the entities they are sworn to regulate and so much moving back and forth between those entities and the regulators, a revolving door system, lost in the...
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i know that if members of congress sign up in washington d.c. for health coverage, they have access to more than 15 different choices. and there are basic competitive principles. in your own words if a member of congress or federal employee in washington d.c., who we say a printer at the bureau of engraving or member of congress doesn't like the way they have been treated by a insurance company in 2009, they in effect can fire their insurance company in the winter of 2010 and go get one of those other kinds of choices. so that is the way the system works if you sign up in washington d.c. and if anybody has more questions about it, you could go back to the oregon live file and see the oregonian put my benefits on the front page of the oregonian recently. all the way down to points out that ava rose and william peter would be eligible for a variety of well baby benefits for twins and everybody else would as well. that's the way it works for members of congress. now, with respect to the public option, i came to feel that -- making sure that you had
i know that if members of congress sign up in washington d.c. for health coverage, they have access to more than 15 different choices. and there are basic competitive principles. in your own words if a member of congress or federal employee in washington d.c., who we say a printer at the bureau of engraving or member of congress doesn't like the way they have been treated by a insurance company in 2009, they in effect can fire their insurance company in the winter of 2010 and go get one of...
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until then, i'm john king in washington. take care. > larry: tonight, richard heene, the dad who led the whole country to believe his little son was trapped in a runaway balloon. >> oh, my god! >> larry: is here in his interview before he reports to jail this monday. >> this was not a hoax. >> larry: so what was it? heene tells us what really happened, and why he pled guilty. >> i'm going to fight to the death on this thing. >> larry: and how the ordeal has impacted the whole family. the sheriff who once believed him and the district attorney who prosecuted him will respond, all right now on "larry king live." good evening. two and a half months ago the whole country it seems feared that a little boy in colorado had floated away in a balloon made by his father. it turned out that falcon heene was safe at home while authorities chased after the craft, hoping for a rescue. richard heene was prosecuted, will serve jail time for what some are calling a hoax. he's here with us tonight and wait until you see later what he brought
until then, i'm john king in washington. take care. > larry: tonight, richard heene, the dad who led the whole country to believe his little son was trapped in a runaway balloon. >> oh, my god! >> larry: is here in his interview before he reports to jail this monday. >> this was not a hoax. >> larry: so what was it? heene tells us what really happened, and why he pled guilty. >> i'm going to fight to the death on this thing. >> larry: and how the ordeal...
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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> an arctic blast has people in the washington region bundling up, and it is going to get colder. steve rudin has a look at how low the mercury will plunge. >> under mostly clear skies, temperatures will fall into the teens across most of the mid- atlantic. the belfort furniture weather center, 28 degrees at reagan national, 23 hagerstown, 18 degrees elkins. the bigger story is the wind chill factors, falling into the single digits. we will fall into the teens with the wind out of the board at 10- 15. another cold day ahead, plenty of sunshine. are you ready? we have a warmup on the way. we will look at the extended outlook in a few minutes. >>> people who were out and about tonight cannot escaped the frigid temperatures. john gonzalez is live in arlington. >> many people are not enjoying the weather. from dead car batteries to people stuck on the potomac river, people are feeling the effects of the cold weather and it times is proving to be very dangerous. d.c. fire and ems says this has been an extremely -- they have been very b
captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> an arctic blast has people in the washington region bundling up, and it is going to get colder. steve rudin has a look at how low the mercury will plunge. >> under mostly clear skies, temperatures will fall into the teens across most of the mid- atlantic. the belfort furniture weather center, 28 degrees at reagan national, 23 hagerstown, 18 degrees elkins. the bigger story is the wind chill factors, falling...
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outside the washington political radar. for somebody who is new to twitter you don't know where to turn or which communities to go to but if you get a bead on the right, the labels that gives you a sense of which communities are forming, top conservative on twitter was the first big go to place on the right for people to congregate. there is a lot of local -- colorado conservative have their own cash tags. then there is a lot of funny stuff on twitter. i discovered the same thing that attracted me to the blogowsphere where you could find people funnier, smarter and more informative than most of the people you read in the newspapers. >> host: david carr has a column in the new york times saying twitter is here to say and it is not just a fad. you refer to books as dead trees. our books going away? >> guest: obviously this is the future of books. i read an interview with one of those magazines that will go by the wayside soon, an interview with jeff business. he talked about predicting dead tree books would be gone one day ve
outside the washington political radar. for somebody who is new to twitter you don't know where to turn or which communities to go to but if you get a bead on the right, the labels that gives you a sense of which communities are forming, top conservative on twitter was the first big go to place on the right for people to congregate. there is a lot of local -- colorado conservative have their own cash tags. then there is a lot of funny stuff on twitter. i discovered the same thing that attracted...
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horizon bank in bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all of its assets will be taken over by the washington federal loan association of seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year. that's the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> have you seen the national debt clock lately? here it is, a staggering 12-plus trillion dollars and it's climbing. a teenager in rhode island decided to do something about it. she got the idea as part of a high school class project. the assignment was, find a social issue and take some action. 16-year-old katherine young wanted to help pay down the national debt so she held a bake sale. >> at first i wasn't serious about it but then when i thought about it, i realized that it was -- it would be a powerful statement to make, just to the government, the nation, kids around the school, because the national debt is a serious problem and i don't think it's handled a
horizon bank in bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all of its assets will be taken over by the washington federal loan association of seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year. that's the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> have you seen the national debt clock lately? here it is, a staggering 12-plus...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, january 5, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable mark r. warner, a senator from the commonwealth of virginia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will stand adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on tuesday, january 19, 9, >> that wraps up the pro forma session. they will come back on january 19th. the second session of the 111th congress begins on january 20th as members return to consider the nomination of beverly martin to be u.s. circuit court judge for the eleventh circuit. live senate coverage as always on c-span2. the health-care debate is very much on the minds of senators as they return to town. democratic leaders head to the white house to meet with president obama to talk about details of the final bill which is awaiting negotiations between the house and senate. now we take you back to a discussion on
the clerk: washington, d.c, january 5, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable mark r. warner, a senator from the commonwealth of virginia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will stand adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on tuesday, january 19, 9, >> that wraps up the pro forma session. they will...
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and he asked his various aides in moscow, and they did know and they asked the embassy in washington, and they didn't know either. is that true? is it possible that somehow they didn't know what kant david was? >> host: i don't think too many americans knew what it means at the time. they don't know in my presence. when he said and looking schedule, and he -- he wanted to be treated as equal. so he was very precise looking that he was really, he did not care. and he asked why they don't want to speak with me at white house, and try to bring me to summer camp? may be humiliation. indicated his mind when it was first not recognized soviet union and then, invite the soviet delegation to princess island near istanbul and then they send their stray dogs. so it was true. and out. >> guest: it's a good example of how much both sides did understand of each other at that time. >> host: and now we are are coming to the and we will come back in some minutes. >> guest: okay. >> "after words" and several others c-span programs are available for download as podcast. more with peter golson and serge
and he asked his various aides in moscow, and they did know and they asked the embassy in washington, and they didn't know either. is that true? is it possible that somehow they didn't know what kant david was? >> host: i don't think too many americans knew what it means at the time. they don't know in my presence. when he said and looking schedule, and he -- he wanted to be treated as equal. so he was very precise looking that he was really, he did not care. and he asked why they don't...
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your forecast for the washington area for today, plenty of clouds. still windy at times actually few flurries possible. high 32 degrees. that is 11 degrees below normal and as i said, those winds could gust up to 30 miles per hour at times today. five-day forecast, more cold weather on tap. tomorrow, 34. wednesday, 37. thursday, maybe 39. maybe if we're luck you, 40 degrees. there is a chance of snow as a coastal storm will likely develop thursday night into friday. don't know how much snow at this point. frankly, that storm could stay to our south and we could see no snow p there is a 40 to 50 prirt chance of that torrey pines in our area -- we could see no snow. there is a 40 to 50% chance of that in our area. >>> we have the lane open around the capital beltway. no incidents between college park and bethesda. the live shot of 270 out of germantown headed south. the lane are open all the out to the split. we've seen a big change in our traffic pat everyones. the kids are back to school. we've seen a big change -- we've seen a big change in our traf
your forecast for the washington area for today, plenty of clouds. still windy at times actually few flurries possible. high 32 degrees. that is 11 degrees below normal and as i said, those winds could gust up to 30 miles per hour at times today. five-day forecast, more cold weather on tap. tomorrow, 34. wednesday, 37. thursday, maybe 39. maybe if we're luck you, 40 degrees. there is a chance of snow as a coastal storm will likely develop thursday night into friday. don't know how much snow at...
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washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week ron baxter od bexts guses internet corporation for assigned names and numbers. >> fox news contributor michelle malkin is our guest. she takes your calls, emails and tweets. >> this is see spsusc-span's america and the courts. justice souter is interviewed. >> we're in the office of the clerk of the court. where have you been today? >> 1 justice announced both of them we spoke about attorneys and the members of the bar that were sworn in. today was a ceremonial day. >> this is the morning coat. it is a very traditional outfit. here at the court, it is one by the marshall of the court and myself and also the solicitor general of the united states and his staff. some of the women on his staff do not wear the morning coat. hear, our marshall is a woman and she wears the morning coat. we traditionally where the morning coat when we are in session upstairs and at the inauguration of the president. it is very traditional. attorneys were traditional attire. >>
washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week ron baxter od bexts guses internet corporation for assigned names and numbers. >> fox news contributor michelle malkin is our guest. she takes your calls, emails and tweets. >> this is see spsusc-span's america and the courts. justice souter is interviewed. >> we're in the office of the clerk of the court. where have you been today? >> 1 justice announced both of them we spoke about attorneys and...
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it's not oregon or washington. oregon is everybody, right? so it's not quite that dramatic. but still, there are counties in california where the entire county votes by mail. so when you're looking at some of these places down here, huge numbers of the voters are voting by mail. alpine county, where, you know, tahoe is, some of these places obviously not a lot of people live there. i think the vote goal for schwarzenegger was 321 voters, but that's good, right? because you know they vote by mail, you know how they're going to vote, you know when they're going to get their ballot. if you need to communicate with them, it narrows down the window of when you want to do that, because oh, they're all going vote by mail, so it doesn't make sense to do tons of commercials and wait until election day because they're all going to have their ballot by four weeks by then. so this is an important thing to know. ballot for six weeks. one of the things you need to pay attention to is the most important thing is getting your name on the ballot. the research you are going to do -- state law
it's not oregon or washington. oregon is everybody, right? so it's not quite that dramatic. but still, there are counties in california where the entire county votes by mail. so when you're looking at some of these places down here, huge numbers of the voters are voting by mail. alpine county, where, you know, tahoe is, some of these places obviously not a lot of people live there. i think the vote goal for schwarzenegger was 321 voters, but that's good, right? because you know they vote by...
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joining us from the "washington post," joining us live from washington, good morning. >> good morning. >> talking about the president and what he say hess will do, implementing the new steps to connect the dots. the intelligence community will pursue leads more aggressively. intelligence analysis and integration must improve, has to strengthen the terror watch list, do better keeping dangerous people off planes by doing so, increase the use of bomb detectors, distribute in tell rapidly and widely. is that going to fix the problem? >> it would be a little more comforting if we hadn't heard all these sayings almost exactly the same way a few years ago. it's deja vu all over again. just shows how hard these problems are to fix, the same issues with not connecting dots, not having everything controlled by a single authority in government, all these things were identified before, we tried to fix them, shows bureaucracies alone can't do it, technology can't do it, a very hard problem, you have to keep bearing down. disappointing how little we accomplished in the last eight years. >> let's t
joining us from the "washington post," joining us live from washington, good morning. >> good morning. >> talking about the president and what he say hess will do, implementing the new steps to connect the dots. the intelligence community will pursue leads more aggressively. intelligence analysis and integration must improve, has to strengthen the terror watch list, do better keeping dangerous people off planes by doing so, increase the use of bomb detectors, distribute in...
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host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the tax preparation shop may not be the person who signed the return. and as you all may not know, anyone who have -- and as you all know, anyone who prepares a return has to sign it and track whether they are accurate themselves in doing the return. the person who you are meeting may not be the one that signs in who we can track. the irs is proposing to recall require not -- to require non- signers to be regulated. that concerns me because someone who may not have ever met the taxpayer is the one assigned to return and we may not h
host: washington d.c., go ahead. caller: how does the irs regulate those taxpayers who are not lawyers or accountants? [unintelligible] and there is no form of identity for the tax preparers. how you plan to do this from the recommendations you have made? guest: that is a good question and it is one of my concerns with the proposal as it stands right now. there is a pattern, a model of doing a tax preparation were the person actually need at the tax -- the person that the customer meet at the...
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that is one of the discussions going on today here in washington. if you look at the bill carefully, the foundation of comprehensive and longer-term service support in this bill. when you look at things like creating an office for the center of innovation. if you look at the proposals, if you did get the ideas around improving home businesses that the state level taken as a whole, long term services starts with what is in this bill. the stars of health care reform. if one really cares about things like improving quality, creating more care, creating a quality of life and not as tough agenda, and the really important decisions like and in the cost curve -- it is for those who use the system. it is for those most in need for those opportunities. we think that today's issue and the comments that will be made by i by our officers will really be here today. thank you very much. [applause] >> as bruce mentioned, several authors are also with us today who will not be presenting. it is only because we cannot have a news briefing that was three or four days
that is one of the discussions going on today here in washington. if you look at the bill carefully, the foundation of comprehensive and longer-term service support in this bill. when you look at things like creating an office for the center of innovation. if you look at the proposals, if you did get the ideas around improving home businesses that the state level taken as a whole, long term services starts with what is in this bill. the stars of health care reform. if one really cares about...
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>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're looking into security lapse at one of the busiest airports. this oversight coming days before the failed plot to take down delta flight 253. the tsa launching an internal investigation after a security check point at dallas/ft. worth international airport was left unattended for an hour-and-a-half. we understand employees from the airport department of public safety were actually the ones who find the unsecured area during routine patrol. now the tsa is responding to the incident. laura ingle joins us to explain. >> hi, julie. the idea that anyone or anything could have passed throu
>> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're...
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fox sunday anchor chris wallace joins us from washington. hello, chris. >> a belated happy new year to you, mr. smith. >> it's cold there. and i guess, i don't know, temperatures on the hill seem to be getting kind of hot. how's things going? >> well, look, the economy is the big issue. as big as terror is and people are certainly concerned about that, all the public opinion polls show that the economy is the big issue. and, you know, winston churchill said there are lies, dam lies and statistics. and you can spin the economic situation any way you want. what republicans are saying the niths analysts said we lost ten times as many as we thought. the white house is saying we lost ten times more jobs in the first quarter of 2009 than we did in the last quarter. so, you know, things are getting much better. the job loss pace is moderating so it can be spun any way. but when you've got double digit unemployment and two, almost three million people who have lost their jobs since the economic stimulus went into effect, it's a tough, tough burden f
fox sunday anchor chris wallace joins us from washington. hello, chris. >> a belated happy new year to you, mr. smith. >> it's cold there. and i guess, i don't know, temperatures on the hill seem to be getting kind of hot. how's things going? >> well, look, the economy is the big issue. as big as terror is and people are certainly concerned about that, all the public opinion polls show that the economy is the big issue. and, you know, winston churchill said there are lies, dam...
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and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by an afghan driver. once he got on to the base, he detonated the device. we also found out the cia had actually tried to put in some basic security precautions. they had brought the guy over to a place in the base that was essentially abandoned, and they tried to search him, and the minute they went to search him he blew himself up and the cia officers were close enough to him, some as many as a few yards to 50 yards away, and they were killed or wounded in this explosion. >> did you get any word as to whether he actually was a double agent? there are conflicting reports. >> a double agent or maybe a triple agent. >> right. >> o
and we have a national security reporter from "the washington post," joining us now live from washington. good morning. >> good morning, again. >> okay, so, what are you learning today? >> well, some surprises and some new mysteries to chew on. one of the bigger things is this bomber had never been inside this base, had never actually seen any of these americans before he got onto the base to blow himself up. he essentially was brought on for the very first time by...
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horizon bank in belgham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by seattle-based washington federal savings and loan association. the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars this insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman said the number could be higher in 2010. >>> octomom, aka nadya suleman has won a court victory and won't have do worry about someone monitoring her family's money. a california appeals court denied a call for an independent guardian to watch over the children's finances. it ruled the petition was quote an unprecedented meritless effort by a stranger. and said there was no proof nadya suleman was engaging in financial misconduct. >>> if you want to see what the future looks like, head to vegas, that's the place to be. it's where the big consumer electronics show is going on with a load of high-tech gadgets on display. and hln's joe carter found out that some of them are going green. >> reporter: i've been hearing a
horizon bank in belgham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by seattle-based washington federal savings and loan association. the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars this insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman said the number could be higher in 2010. >>> octomom, aka nadya suleman has won a court victory and won't have do worry about someone...
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at the american association of homes and services for the aging here in washington, d.c. since she started the institute 10 years ago, she's developed and directed a number of national programs, including the center for medicare education, the better jobs, better care national program, funded by the robert wood johnson foundation and atlantic philanthropy. she was a political appointee during the clinton administration, serving in the u.s. department of health and human services as deputy assistant secretary for disability, aging and long-term care policy. she also was assistant secretary for aging in 1997. she's been a senior researcher at the national center for health services research, and at project hope center for health healthy communities fares previously, as well as -- health affairs previously, as well as at georgetown university. to begin, let's welcome to the podium, steven kay. >> some people focus on specific federal programs, or they might focus on quality issues or work force issues or family care giving, and they also tend to focus on specific population,
at the american association of homes and services for the aging here in washington, d.c. since she started the institute 10 years ago, she's developed and directed a number of national programs, including the center for medicare education, the better jobs, better care national program, funded by the robert wood johnson foundation and atlantic philanthropy. she was a political appointee during the clinton administration, serving in the u.s. department of health and human services as deputy...
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"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the lakes from the mississippi river watershed. illinois and the federal government warned an injunction would damage the shipping business. the u.s. army corps of engineers is considering long-term action, and the case may yet return to the high court. the los angeles city council gave initial approval today to close hundreds of dispensaries for medical marijuana. there are now more than 1,000 places where marijuana is available in los angeles. that is more than all the starbucks coffee shops and public schools in the city. the ordinance voted on today would limit the marijuana shops to 70. a fin
"the washington post" reported it took place between 2002 and 2006. it said the f.b.i. sometimes invoked emergencies that did not exist. the agency said again today the practice involved records of incoming and outgoing calls, and not their actual content. the u.s. supreme court has refused to close two shipping locks near chicago to keep asian carp out of the great lakes. the state of michigan asked for an injunction. it warned the carp will wipe out native fish if they reach the...
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joining me now live from washington, d.c. is ilan mewy, retail reporter for "the washington post." good morning. >> good morning. >> let's go through a few more items that really jumped a lot. an auns ounce of gold up over 3. "the new york times" went up from 75 cents to $2. slurpee at 7/eleven, 90 cents to $2.12. the cost of raising a newborn to age 18 jumped 76%. we're used to prices going up but why so much for these things? >> i think this list is fascinating. it gives us a lot of perspective over what changed over the past ten years. i think the thing people will remember about this past decade is it was a decade of economic boom and economic bust. that's definitely reflected in some of numbers. if you look at the price of gold, for example, gold spiked tremendously over the past two years, as investigators looked at that as a safe place to store their money while the stock market has been going crazy. we are seeing some of the bigger economic picture reflected in the numbers that are on this list. >> the average cost for wad a wedding, $20,000. that's up about 8% since 1999.
joining me now live from washington, d.c. is ilan mewy, retail reporter for "the washington post." good morning. >> good morning. >> let's go through a few more items that really jumped a lot. an auns ounce of gold up over 3. "the new york times" went up from 75 cents to $2. slurpee at 7/eleven, 90 cents to $2.12. the cost of raising a newborn to age 18 jumped 76%. we're used to prices going up but why so much for these things? >> i think this list is...
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the clerk: washington d.c., january 26, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeanne shaheen , a senator from the state of new hampshire, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following remarks, the senate reul resume consideration of the joint resolution, increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. the time in 11:30 will be equally divided and controlled between the leaders or their designees. the senate will proceed to two roll call votes. those votes will be in relation to the baucus amendment regarding the social security exemption following a vote by the conrad amendment. the senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15 today for the weekly caucus luncheons. we're operating under an agreement that limits amendments to debt, and only a few amendments remain in order. i would encourage senators with amendments on the list to come to
the clerk: washington d.c., january 26, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeanne shaheen , a senator from the state of new hampshire, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following remarks, the senate reul resume consideration of the joint resolution, increasing the statutory limit on the public...
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for some perspective now i'm joined by "washington post" national security reporter joby warrick. happy new year. >> you, too. >> what's your take on how significant it is that the president is saying now that there's an al qaeda link near? >> it's an important clarity. we knew this guy. he could have been lone actor, maybe he was inspired by al qaeda. now we know for a fact that he was al qaeda. al qaeda trained, equipped. now that we know that, it gives us something to work with, and it couldn't be more clear. i think it's becoming clearer by the day exactly how this worked out. >> the president also said that it's a priority for him to strengthen the u.s. partnership with the yemeni government. but is that easier said than done, given the fact that, for starters, there's two civil wars going on in that country? >> yes. we've had a rocky history with yemen. they've been on our side, at least nominally. but we've had some difficult times getting them to do things that we want them to do. this is a country that needs resources and we really need them. so it's important to somehow
for some perspective now i'm joined by "washington post" national security reporter joby warrick. happy new year. >> you, too. >> what's your take on how significant it is that the president is saying now that there's an al qaeda link near? >> it's an important clarity. we knew this guy. he could have been lone actor, maybe he was inspired by al qaeda. now we know for a fact that he was al qaeda. al qaeda trained, equipped. now that we know that, it gives us...
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the most important order was given in washington and harry s. truman after the blockade began met with the joint chiefs of staff headed by a legend, omar bradley, the cabinet led by a military legend, general george marshall. his cabinet and the new national security council about how to respond. the vote today unanimously that we should leave berlin that there was no way that we could feed the city or do not and when that finished robert lovett who was the assistant secretary of state said mr. president of the russians need over from berlin shoes and harry truman said we stay in berlin, period and he said have you really thought about this, mr. president? and truman got up and walked out of the room and it was truman's determination along with clay's on the other end and then the competence and the bravery of these young men but when one of the most unlikely, it wasn't a battle but the situation in the biggest and humanitarian history. >> i think one of the things that's striking ac said the cabinet of these very prestigious military men, brad
the most important order was given in washington and harry s. truman after the blockade began met with the joint chiefs of staff headed by a legend, omar bradley, the cabinet led by a military legend, general george marshall. his cabinet and the new national security council about how to respond. the vote today unanimously that we should leave berlin that there was no way that we could feed the city or do not and when that finished robert lovett who was the assistant secretary of state said mr....
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jane black, a great article at "the washington post." thanks so much for sharing it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, new video of the man suspected of being a double agent for al qaeda and killing seven cia agents in afghanistan. >>> did the president move fast enough after news of the attempted christmas day attack broke? if his detractors are right, how this could hurt his administration. here's an easy way you can enjoy the convenience of steam-in-the-bag vegetables and the great taste of sauce. try green giant valley fresh steamers. each bag microwaves in minutes, steaming the vegetables until they're cooked to perfection. try green giant valley fresh steamers. why was i hit with this thunderbolt? at 43. when i try to eat right and take care of myself. now i'm on an aspirin regimen because it helps me live the life i want to live. so i can continue to do the things that i love. it's so simple. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone. so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i feel great a
jane black, a great article at "the washington post." thanks so much for sharing it. >> thank you. >>> coming up, new video of the man suspected of being a double agent for al qaeda and killing seven cia agents in afghanistan. >>> did the president move fast enough after news of the attempted christmas day attack broke? if his detractors are right, how this could hurt his administration. here's an easy way you can enjoy the convenience of steam-in-the-bag...
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each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. "q&a" cited night at 8 on c- span. >> this weekend on the communicators, former senator and now head of the national association of broadcasters gordon smith on the sec -- fcc plan to expand the broadcast spectrum and what it might mean for broadcasters. saturday on c-span. now today's state department briefing. topics included relief efforts in haiti and u.s. relations with yemen. also, secretary of state clinton's recent remarks calling for china to reveal the bulls allegations that government sentience ship -- 's allegations about censorship. he spoke for an hour. >> i am try to get toing to getc ross down here. i'm delighted to have an opportunity to do that. he will be accompanied by fema administrator craig fugate. dr. shaw will be getting his second firsthand look at the u.s. operations there. he will meet with haitian officials as they did last satur
each year the washington center brings thousands of students to washington, d.c. to experience the workings of our government firsthand. this weekend, they will discuss politics, government, and their futures. "q&a" cited night at 8 on c- span. >> this weekend on the communicators, former senator and now head of the national association of broadcasters gordon smith on the sec -- fcc plan to expand the broadcast spectrum and what it might mean for broadcasters. saturday on...
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washington. we didn't find that acceptable. it has to be named malcolm x. we fought them around that issue. it is named malcolm x now. [applause] the interesting thing i will share with you, my comrades -- essentially ended up as a lawyer. in 1967, there were new forces on the block. bobby rush and fred hampton. we were trying to imagine what was going on. we were not that concerned because at that point we were pretty strong on campus and we were very cordial in march of '68, we organized a demonstration that involved teachers and students and protests of students that had gone murdered at orangeburg, south carolina. this preceded can stay. national guard killed a bunch of young black students on campus. and of course dr. king was killed in april and we had this mass of memorial, probably -- i left in june. i was finishing at the same time we were organizing -- i was a bus driver at the time and we organized the largest tract in the history of the city in 68. at the big rally which involved many people that had been involved with us at the time, some of yo
washington. we didn't find that acceptable. it has to be named malcolm x. we fought them around that issue. it is named malcolm x now. [applause] the interesting thing i will share with you, my comrades -- essentially ended up as a lawyer. in 1967, there were new forces on the block. bobby rush and fred hampton. we were trying to imagine what was going on. we were not that concerned because at that point we were pretty strong on campus and we were very cordial in march of '68, we organized a...
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i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole process. i am of average intelligence, and there is no possible way i could read a 2000 page bill and begin to comprehend it in any way shape or form. as far as i'm concerned, anything before congress that is more than an easily readable bill should just be kicked out right now it done away with -- and done away with. the people who voted for it should have to stand up with me and at the american people, and look us in the eye and say yes, i have read and understand the bill currently before congress. [applause] >> i like your analogy ab
i run a small business in washington. there is no possible way that i could make a contract to build a house with somebody on the order that we are making our legislation in washington. senator reid comes out and i will let you and call it a health care bill:1900 pages, 2000 pages. and he himself says he cannot read it, because he could not understand it even if he read it. and places like c-span do not put -- pick up on that, that tells me something is structurally incorrect in the whole...